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More than 250 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries and people tied to it were rounded up Tuesday in sweeping police raids in Delhi and six states against the outfit, currently being probed by the NIA and ED for its alleged terrorist activities and terrorism-linked funding.

Observing that statements and tweets were made in a "reckless manner" without verification, the Delhi high court on Tuesday restrained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and several of its leaders from making "defamatory" statements against lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

Sohagpur, a small village tucked away in Katra block of Bihar's Muzaffarpur's district, was in a celebratory mood on Tuesday. The cheering and dancing was to celebrate the achievement of Rakesh Kumar, 25, who has become the first in the village to land a government job since Independence, reports Manoj Chaurasia.

Uttar Pradesh junior minister for vocational education and skill development (independent charge) Kapil Dev Aggarwal, BJP MLA from Khatauli constituency Vikram Saini, firebrand Hindutva proponent Sadhvi Prachi, along with several others surrendered before a local court on Tuesday in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case.

The CP said this measure has no link with the nationwide crackdown on PFI and its workers. Kumar added that the RSS HQ being a 'Class A' vital installation, it is on "high priority". "Security audit of vital installations are being carried out on a regular basis," he said.